Phyathai Sriracha Hospital

The city of Sriracha is home to quite a large contingent of Japanese citizens, many of them working or associated with the nearby booming container ship port of Laem Chabang.The surrounding area in which the hospital is located is not too up scale (lots of interesting small shops and a smattering of Japanese Karaoke Bars and coffee shops), but once you enter the main lounge of the hospital you will surely be quite impressed.

The first term that comes to mind is Huge! Not quite on the scale of Grand Central Station in New York, but getting there! It seems to be very busy most mornings with a mixture of both Thais and International patients from all over the world. There are many friendly ladies dressed in traditional Thai outfits and they are only too happy to help you. It gives you a wonderful welcoming feeling!

The various specialties of medical care seem to be conveniently placed on the circumference of the lounge so it is quite easy to find the doctor you are looking for or their International Staff, able to converse in many languages. Phyathai Hospital Sriracha has well staffed departments for all of the standard categories of medicine; orthopedic, cosmetic surgery, aesthetics, weight loss or bariatric, gynecology and fertility, urology, cardio-thoracic, ear nose and throat, general surgery, neurosurgery and vascular surgery, but patients come from far and wide particularly for joint surgery at this hospital - knee and hip replacement, resurfacing and arthroscopy. Also, they have a fine, very popular, plastic surgery facility.

Unlike most International Hospitals in Thailand, there is no Starbucks or Bon Cafe coffee shop, but they do offer free, help yourself, coffee, tea and soft drinks plus a real live musician to entertain you.

Right now, Summer 2008, extensive redecorating is taking place (quite discreetly) to establish the brand name and to renovate where required. The hospital is 14 years old but will soon again be as good as new.

Here's a Google map showing Bangkok (top, middle) with Sriracha and Pattaya to the South, highlighted with yellow map pins.